The Rise of the Gunbelt

"Recommended for upper-division undergraduate and graduate audiences."--Choice "Rich, informative, and stimulating."--Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists "Provocative....Trenchant neologism."--National Journal "Go[es] a long way toward moving the apparently narrow subjects of American miltiary and military procurement policy towardthe center of the study of American politics and political economy....would be useful in undergraduate courses."--American Politics "A real winner....Illuminates the pivotal role of the military-industrial complex in the industrial and regional restructuring of the United States."--Breandan O hUallachain, Arizona State University "Recommended for upper-division undergraduate and graduate audiences."--Choice "Rich, informative, and stimulating."--Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists "Provocative....Trenchant neologism."--National Journal "Go[es] a long way toward moving the apparently narrow subjects of American miltiary and military procurement policy towardthe center of the study of American politics and political economy....would be useful in undergraduate courses."--American Politics "A real winner....Illuminates the pivotal role of the military-industrial complex in the industrial and regional restructuring of the United States."--Breandan O hUallachain, Arizona State University "A very significant book. It treats the subject of the military-industrial complex more comprehensively than almost any book in that vast literature. The work is at the same time multidisciplinary and historical, investigating the civil-military relationship across fields and over time. Most books on the military-industrial complex do not cover the subject topically, disciplinarily, and historically. This book does all three."--Roger W. Lotchin, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill "The authors' detailed portrayal of the way changes in military expenditures have affected both the location and the scale of U.S. industries in the postwar period is required reading for those interested in regional development, industrial policies, and government spending."--Karen R. Polenske Massachusetts Institute of Technology "The Rise of the Gunbelt identifies important links between the changing technology of warfare, the corporate-military networks through which materials of war are produced, and the future of cities and states where production could take place."--Contemporary Sociology "The historical depth and detail about key actors and firms in the case studies make for fascinating narratives containing much new information, which the authors recount well....A very important contribution....Its detailed and well written account documents for the first time the tremendous overall influence of defense policy on the American space economy."--The Professional Geographer